It is impossible to 'command' a creature of this level, even a powerful empire. Unless there is a deeper relationship between the two that she doesn't know-

It's too early to think about those. Yuffie retracted his unwarranted thoughts and saw Leia walk over to the wreckage of the carriage. The young ranger silently looked around at the mess, then brushed away the charred wood chips and ashes, revealing several flat chests that were scorched but survived in the flames.

The box is locked, and there are secret traps attached to it, but it's not complicated, at least it's not as difficult as the current Yufie. She stepped forward and carefully unenchanted one of the boxes. Lynn then spat out an extremely fine golden flame that easily melted the lock without damaging the chest itself.

"Good job." Leia whispered. He wasn't smiling or chattering like he used to, but Yuffie could still see the look of anticipation in his eyes.

He reached out and lifted the top lid of the box, revealing a neatly arranged golden strip of objects about an inch wide and a foot long. The young ranger picked up one of them, held it up in front of his eyes, and read the words engraved on it in the sunlight.

"Intis Imperial Treasury Division, the spring of the four hundred and sixty-sixth year of the imperial calendar, sealed."

He casually tossed it back into the box, making a crisp sound of metal clashing. Yuffie also tried to pick one up, and both the weight of her hand and the feedback from the slight injection of magic could only prove one thing—the metal in her hand was extremely pure gold.

They tried to open the remaining large chests, which contained the same precious metals engraved with the seal of the Empire, but replaced with silver.

In the Eastern unit of measurement, those silver may be as many as tens of thousands of taels. And according to the conversion rate known to Yuffie, the value of that crate of gold may be much higher than that of all the silver combined.

"That's what it is...... What you're looking for. Lin shook her head lightly and said in disbelief, "That aunt did such a thing...... What is it for? ”

"Maybe there's something more valuable, but it's been burned." Yuffie added calmly, "However, the appearance of that youkai is enough to explain a lot. She raised her head slightly, looking at the young ranger's side face, "Leia, what are you going to do with this gold and silver?" ”

Leia didn't even turn her head to look at her, just stared at the seemingly empty ground of the wasteland.

"I'd like to take a few, but unfortunately, it's an Imperial thing." He pursed his lips and replied with some gloom, "Take it back to the emperor, and don't forget to ask him for a reward." ”

The young ranger seemed to be in a bad mood. Yuffie didn't know exactly what he was thinking, but what the "Spirit Fox" had said to him before...... and the identity of the young ranger.

"Do you have something on your mind?" She asked softly.

Unexpectedly, Leia did not give a positive answer.

He sighed softly, as if to say to himself, "Lackeys of the Empire...... ? ”

"I always thought that Wei Feng was an idiot, and now it seems that I am afraid that I am not much better." He whispered, "Whether it's a youkai or a human, it's probably our nature to see people of different races as inherently on the other side, and then have a confrontational mentality. ”

No one responded to the young ranger's words. Yuffie doesn't think Leia's words are right, but she doesn't have enough convincing facts to refute the other party's words. Anya seemed to want to say something, but finally swallowed it back.

"Okay, let's not talk about that." The young ranger shook his head and pulled out a smile, "That's it for now. Let's go back. ”

Everyone looked at each other for a moment, then nodded.

A day later, Yuffe, Lin, Anya, Mantianxing, and Leia returned to Sin'an City together.

They returned the large pile of gold and silver to the treasury, and the next morning, they followed the instructions of the guards to the early dynasty and reported the results of their investigations to the rulers of the empire.

Leia was not a member of the investigation team, so naturally he did not have the right to participate in the early dynasty. However, the young ranger has no interest in meeting the Emperor, and seems to prefer to stay in the tavern and wait for the people to return.

The process of the early dynasty was relatively uneventful. However, the results of their investigations, as described by Anya, both Shui Yun's behavior and their encounters and discoveries in the Far East, caused a wave of exchange among the courtiers. Unlike his courtiers, Bo Yan kept a calm eye on the girl, only showing some interest in the young rangers they met along the way.

"His name is Leia, and according to you, he has the blood of the Spirit Fox clan?" The blonde-haired emperor turned his head and looked at the old man on the right side of the throne, "Sora, do you know where he came from?" ”

The old man clasped his hands in front of his chest and bowed slightly to the ruler of the empire, "Yes, Your Majesty. He was one of the survivors of the town of Agate Purple Leaf thirty-three years ago. His parents died in that "conflict". ”

"Have you experienced the same history as Wei Feng, but have embarked on some different paths...... And it's no wonder. Bo Yan muttered, "So, his mother is the monster, right?" ”

"Exactly, Your Majesty." The old man replied.

"Later, didn't the Spirit Fox Clan go to trouble those attackers because of this matter?" Bo Yan frowned slightly, "Because she is a so-called traitor?" ”

The old man shook his head and bowed again.

"Not really, Your Majesty." He explained earnestly, "For the Spirit Fox Clan...... Or for most youkai, they die in the battle just because of their own lack of strength. Few youkai will take revenge on their kindred, otherwise the youkai will be plunged into never-ending strife. ”

The old man bowed again, "I think this is also the wisdom of survival." ”

"Is the law of the jungle...... It makes sense. The blonde emperor nodded, then looked back under the throne, "I see." So you guys, is there anything else you'd like to talk about? ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Yuffie stepped forward and saluted the throne, "I would like to ask you about the identity of Lord Mizumo...... She's not from Inil, is she? ”

The golden emperor smiled, then raised his right hand and made a gesture to the old man beside him.

"You're right." The old man in Tsing Yi took a step forward and said to her without emotion, "Shui Yun is from the Yanwu clan, and you can find out about the history and current situation of the clan. ”

Is it really history, as Leia said? Yu Fei sighed secretly and continued to look up at Bo Yan, "In that case, please allow us to consult the records of this history for a while. After that, we will continue to investigate the cause and effect of this matter in order to arrive at a real answer. ”